John Tuska Ink Self-Portrait, 1970

Item Details

Untitled (portrait), 1970
Ink drawing on paper
Signed to lower right

A self-portrait by artist John Tuska, created when the artist lived in Rome on sabbatical.

Provenance
From the artist’s estate

Tuska was a Kentucky-based artist, born in Yukon, Pennsylvania. He is best known for his sculptures, ceramics, paper casts, inks, and watercolors. He acquired his formal education at New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, New York. After serving in the U.S Navy, he became an educator at the University of Kentucky, which commissioned him to produce his first and last major works in ceramic Genesis (1969) and bronze Illumine (1995). His work can be found in multiple institutions including Museum of Arts and Science, Georgetown College, Krannert Art Museum, Palmer Art Museum, Pennsylvania State University and University of Kentucky Art Museum, among many others.

Condition

- drawing is loose from mount and has shifted in frame; visible tape adhesive to upper right; nicks and scratches to frame; chips to glazing to upper left.

Dimensions

- measures frame; sheet measures 10.75" W x 14.5" H.

Item #

ITMG455380